There’s more to that cute head tilt
Q: When our dog hears a funny noise, he tips his head sideways to listen. We think it's adorable, but why does he do this?
Vaccine not always necessary
Q: Our neighbor told us that there is a dog flu going around the area now. He says there is a vaccine that we should get for our dog. I called our vet and they told us that we didn't really need to worry. Can you tell us whether or not we should have our dog vaccinated?
Bring Baron home
Baron is a 7-year-old labrador/retriever mix who is great with all dogs, and is sweet and gentle. He loves to be pet and play fetch. He is available for adoption at the San Martin Animal Shelter. Interested? Call (408) 686-3900.
RV travel in retirement? No thanks
I don’t know how it happened, but somehow my son is crazy. I mean, seriously crazy. Apparently, one time when Junior was 8 or 9, we drove past See Grins RVs and I said, “I’d love to get an RV and travel all over the place.” Somehow, that one, innocent remark turned into, “Once you move away to college, Dad and I are getting an RV and traveling the United States.” I know this because he came home last weekend and asked us when that was going to happen. (Side note: I’m sure it was because he missed me and not because he missed having clean underwear.)
‘In The Heights’
‘In The Heights” was nominated for 13 Tonys in 2008 and won four: best musical, best original score, best choreography and best orchestrations. It was also voted a finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for drama. With all these pluses, this show comes with high recommendations.
Columnist opens door to the culinary world
Hello and welcome! I am proud to introduce to you my new column, The Flavor Chronicle. My name is Mitch L. Mariani II and some of you may remember me from my former column, Mixed Grill. This is another food column and I will continue to write about grilling and barbecue, but only seasonally. In The Flavor Chronicle, I have the unlimited culinary world open and unbounded. As my culinary interests go far beyond the grill, I’m very excited for all the possibilities.
GETTING OUT: Jim Donnelly Trail
At 87,000 acres, Henry W. Coe State Park is the largest and wildest state park in northern California. But for all the park’s size and diversity, it lacks one precious commodity: accessible flat terrain.
